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The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1921-07-28

The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1921-07-28

THE AMHERST NEWS-TIMES.
VOL. II. NO. 74.
ISSUED THURSDAY
AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 2* 1M1. i/1/ Subscription Pries, 92.00 par Yssr
'Sandatone Cantar of the World"
FAMOUS TRAIN
PASSES AMHERST
SEVENTEEN MILES IN ONE HOUR
AND FORTY-FIVE MINUTES A
RECORD IN THAT AGE
America's moat famous train passed
through Amherst on the New York
Central tracks Monday morning
shortly after ten o'clock, which waa
a rare sight in that It waa the first
train to operate under the now famous
New York Central Railroad company
ninety years ago.
The De Witt Clinton la this famous
engine. It was the first to carry New
York passengers from Albany to
Bchnectady. This trip was made In
one hour and forty-five minutes and
the distance was seventeen miles. The
greatest rate of speed that this engine
attained was thirty mtleB an hour.
Because of the success ot this first
train an excursion was planned which
would officially open the Mohawk &
Hudson railroad. This happened on
September 24, 1831. The celebration
of this new means of transportation
was an event ot great importance.
Bands and many people were present
to welcome the excursion party. The
event was so great that this old-fashioned train has been kept in remembrance of that time ninety years ago.
Dave Matthe<v was the builder of
this engine and was the first man to
run it on its trial trip in 1831. The
weight of this engine at first was
6,758 pounds, but upon remodeling it
the weight was increased to 9,420
^pounds. The train is only 65 feet and
9 inches long, which Is smaller than
the large engines used today. The
famous engine was 12 feet 10 inches
long and the string of coaches, each
14 feet in length, constituted the first
successful steam engine and train.
The reason why many Amherst people gained the opportunity ot seeing
this historical train was that the train
la being taken to the Pageant of
Progress Exposition in Chicago, July
30 to August 14.
The engine which pulled the old
train through Amherst waa also a
great sight to witness, not because It ia
so much different from the other common engines which are commonly seen
but that It has the world's speed record of 112.6 miles an hour made in
1893. Thia engine has been In use
for 28 years and is Just as good aa
new.
The De Witt Clinton, which has been
In New York for aome time, has been
viewed by millions of people. Amherst people had the opportunity of
seeing this famous train in Amherst
and those who -were unable to see it
missed a rare sight.
REINHARDT AUSMUS HONORED
AT BIRTHDAY PARTY
A birthday party was held In honor
of Keinhardt Ausmus at the home of
Mrs. Merlan Witt, of Forest atreet,
Tuesday evening, there being about
thirty guests present. The evening
was spent in games and music. Mr.
Ausmus was the recipient of many
useful gifts.
At a late hour a luncheon was served
by the hostess. Covers were laid for
the following guests: Mrs. Ouy Campbell and children, Dr. and Mrs. A. F.
McQueen, Miss Elisabeth Ashenbach,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ruth and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Brown and children, Mr. and Mrs. L. Cooper and children, Mrs. Cooper, Mr. and Mra. Ar-
vllle Campbell and Mr. and Mrs.
Oeorge Brown.
All those present report a general
good time.
EXCURSION TO RUN
FROM NO. 6 QUARRY
There Is some misunderstanding
about the train schedule relative to
In' Quarrymcn's picnic, which is to
bfJ held at Cedar Point Saturday, August 6. For the benefit of those who
jre In question, the following train
schedule will be In effect. Trains will
leave Elyrla at 7:30 a. m. and will
I -iivi' Amherst a' half hour later at
I a. m. There will also be a train
leave the quarries at 7:30, which will
Join the train that leaves Elyrla at
Amherst at 8 o'clock. The train re-
.urnlng to Amherst will leave San-
lusky at 7:00 p. in., and will break at
the tower at Amherst. 'All South Amherst people are requested to occupy
the last three coaches of the excursion as when the break is made the
switch engine will pick up those last
three coaches and take them to South
Amherst. The other coaches will stop
at Amherst and Elyria, where all that
desire to get off may do so.
In case that the train schedule is
not yet understood the committee In
(nurse of the picnic will be glad to
answer any questions.
In the past years the Quarrymen
have had successful picnics and there
is no reason why the picnic this year
should not be a success. The Quar-
rymen's picnic ia like an old tradition und should be kept up. The committee has done all that Is in its power to do to make this picnic a success and the only thing left to do ia
to have everybody that can possibly
go bo sure and be there. There are
plenty of amusements at Cedar Point
to entertain both old and young.
South Amherst
BONDS OFFERED TO
AMHERST PEOPLE
MOVEMENT TO SELL THESE
BONDS WILL GREATLY HELP
PAVING PROGRAM ALONG
A week ago Tuesday the council
opened bids tor the paving of eight
streets and received bida so far below
the estimate that they felt justified in
letting the contract to The Ohio Engineering Co. of Lorain. The same
company did the paving In Amherat
several years ago.
The bond market haa been poor for
the last six months, due to the shortage of money, and becauae of thia fact
the council was not surprised to receive no bids from the local banks
and bond houses. It will be necessary,
however, to sell the bonds before the
paving is started, to comply with the
laws of Ohio.
The council Is desirous to have this
work start and be finished this summer, for various reasons, all of which
are for a better Amherst. Paving Increases the value of the property and
also makes a street more attractive.
The second reason is that the bid
whUh they accepted la aa low aa can
be obtained, and it la very doubtful
whether or not a bid for a paving Job
will ever be ao low in time to come.
The third reason la that ao many men
are out of work and the paving would
put a large force of Amherat men at
work, which would better conditions
greatly. It Is certain that local labor
can be hired aa the contractor haa already agVeed to that condition in the
contract.
The council saw fit to call a mass
meeting at the town hall last evening,
but to their disappointment only a
few were preaent. The object was to
put before the people the opportunity
to buy the bonda that range from $260
to $1,000, and bear lntereat at 6 per
cent.
Mayor Smythe presented the matter
to the Chautauqua audience laat evening and several subscriptions were
taken. The council wants Amherat
money to do the work and in return
wants Amherst people to reap the benefit of a secure Investment The council will meet Friday evening, at which
time committeea will be appointed to
make u canvass of the town relative
to the selling of these bonda.
The bonda are gilt edge and there
can be no better investment. By buying these bonda It will help to make
Amherst a better place to live and
also make conditions In Amherat better.
HARVEY LUDWIO RECEIVES
PAINFUL INJURY SATURDAY
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Harvey Ludwlg, of Forest atreet,
sustained severe injuries while at
work at the quarrlea Saturday morning. He waa using a wrench in open
ins; the hoppers of gondola cars when
the wrench slipped, striking him on
tho head. He was immediately taken
to tho hospital, where he was unconscious for about eight houra. Dr. Powers, attending phyelcl.ui. thought that
ihe skull might be fractured but his
condition improved rapidly and the
cut was the only seven- Injury.
The wrench struck Ludwlg on the
left side of the head near the temple
which left a gash about three inchaa
long. It waa necessary to take aix
stitches to close the wound.
It was thought that it would be necessary for him to atay In the hospital
for some time, but his condition was
such that he was discharged from the
hospital Tueaday.
LOCAL AVIATOR REVEAL EXPERIENCES
HAS HAD MANY NARROW ESCAPES BUT STILL HAS LONGING FOR AVIATION
Keinhardt Ausinus, who haa been In
Amherst for about a year, haa at laat
given the News-Times a little Inside
lope on his experiences while in the
aviation both during the war and at
hu time It was a peat hue for him.
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CHAUTAUQUA CLOSES
SEASON WEDNESDAY
CONTRACT FOR NEXT YEAR'S
PROGRAM HAS BEEN SIGNED
BY ABOUT 35 CITIZENS
Oeorge Gorr, Correspondent.
REBUILDING CUT STONE PLANT.
The Ohio Cut Stone Company has
commenced work to rebuild plant No.
1, which was completely destroyed by
fire about two weeks ago. A force ot
men are rushing the work and It is
expected to have the plant In operation by the 15th of September. The
new plant will be the same size ua the
one which burned and will employ
about thirty men. It will be constructed ot wood. g.
All equipment will bi new, ot designs similar to that used In the old
plant. Practically all the equipment
ot the old plant waa a total loss. The
loaa involved In the fire waa over
$100,000.
While the new plant Is being built
the work of the company will be
turned out from plants Nos. 2 and 3
at Amherst. Additional men have
been added to the Amherst plants in
prder to turn out necessary work.
It was just through luck that the Collins team was able to make nine runs.
The score should have been about
13 and 2.
Next Sunday the local boys will
ravel to Collins to meet the same
team they played last Sunday and
they expect to wallop Collins by a
score of about 16 to 0. Collins haa a
strong teum but they have nothing 'on
the Atyourdora.
Charles Wragg appeared In uniform
laat Sunday for the first time since he
sprained his ankle a few weeks ago.
He played a good game and made sev-
era' hits and runs. Fahrney pitched
the first seven innings of the game
and Fazey the remaining two.
LIGHTNING 8TRIKE8 BARN.
The barn belonging to Peter Tracek
ot North Lake atreet, was completely
destroyed by fire Monday evening
when It waa struck by lightning. Tracek stated that he - waa In the field
working, and he saw that a storm
was approaching and thought that it
would be best to get hla cows In and
do his milking. He said that he did
not have any more than a quart of
milk in tho pall when suddenly he
heard a crash and hla cow tell before blm. He immediately went out-
aide to see where the lightning atruck
and he saw that his barn was in
flames. He chaaed the cowa out ot
the barn but waa too late to aave the
reat ot his stockv In a tew minutes
the entire barn ^was In. flames and it
waa Impossible to aaye anything.
Bealdea the barn, eight tons ot hay,
aix acres of wheat and the entire crop
of oata were destroyed. The barn waa
covered by Inaurance.
ATYOURDORS WIN ANOTHER.
The Atyourdora baseball team won
another game laat Sunday on the local
diamond by defeating tho Collina A. C.
baaeball team hy a acore of 18 to 9.
SOUTH AMHERST BRIEFS.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dute and children of Amherst spent Sunday evening visiting with Mr. and Mra. Andrew
Schieferatine.
John Fazey und William Wurth
spent Saturday evening In Crescent.
Fred Almroth apent Tueaday in Toledo on business.
Mrs. Cora Palmer of Elyrla spent
Tuesday and Wednesday -visiting at
the home of Mr. and, Mrs. Arthur En-
gle.
Tbe South Amherat City band will
practice at the town hall Tuesday
evening.
The Congregational church choir and
orchestra will practice at the church
Wednesday evening.
Ra>ph Hahn, Howard Leonard and
Oeorge Gorr apent Sunday evening in
Elyria.
Harry Hahn apent Saturday and
Sunday visiting with hla alater, Mtaa
Fern Hahn, at Kent, O.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moser and family spent Sunday visiting friends In
Medina.
Mr. and Mra. Arthur Bngle apent
Sunday in Elyrla. ^
Mr. and Mra. Albert Dute and children of Amherat, Mrs. Rieballng and
Mr. and Mra. William Ooodalde of
Elyria apent Monday evening visit-
Inn at the home of Mr. and Mra. Andrew Schieferatine.
(Continued on Back Page)
COMMUNITY PICNIC
PLANS COMPLETED
NEW CONTESTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO PROGRAM—FREE TRANSPORTATION FURNISHED
Final arrangements tor the Amherst
i (immunity picnic, given by the Amherst Business Men'a association,
.hlch la to be held at Crystal Beach
vVelnesduy, Aug. 10, have been made
and will constat of races, conteata and
ball games, with suitable prizes for
the winners ot Bach. There will also
be music, dancing, bathing and many
other forma of entertainment in operation all day.
Cne of the conteata for the day will
be a balloon blowing contest tor the
ladies. This contest haa been worked
ojt before and is real interesting, and
all those who mlaa it will miaa one of
the big featurea of the day. The ball
games will also be a big light on the
day's entertainment. The teams will
be composed of the business men and
clerks, some of whom have not played
ball for years. It will, however, be
great sport as the old-time ball play
ers say that they have not forgotten
how to play ball.
Tickets ure now on sale for the Ford
automobile which will be given away.
The tickets sell for one dollar per
book and each book contains ten tick
■ •ts. With each book of tickets the
holder is untitled to ten dance tickets
or ten merry-go-round ticket* free.
The Ford is a new one and will be
worth the while to take a chance on.
Above all other arrangements, the
committee from the association haa
arranged for free transportation for
those who do not have any means of
getting there, Trucka have been ae-
cured to take the paaaengera to the
park. The exact time that the trucka
will leave will be announced later, ao
that all thoae wishing auch transportation can make arrangements to go
beforehand. It la going to be a big
affair and you cannot afford to mlaa it.
Mrs. A. M. Purcell and daughter
Dorotha returned to their home In
Cleveland yesterday after spending
several days vialting frienda and relatives in Amherat.
Jenne Jaeger ot Park avenue apent
Tueaday in Klyria.
He is twenty-llirdj-ears of ace, but
the experiences which he has gone
through might make one think that he
wus forty. Evidently, the more he
IV11 from his plane and was taken to
the hoapltal, the younger he felt.
Two years of his life has been spent
In the hospital, due to falls taken while
flying. At the end of each hospital
areer he decided never to fly again
but-the temptation was too strong and
he again resumed his place behind the
powerful motor.
He has been asked the queatlon, j
"Do you fear death?" many times and
his answer haa been the same each
time. He stated: "Yes, sometimes, but
you are not dead unitl your heart
stops beating and a mlaa la aa good as
a mite."
When asked about accidents which
hf.ve occurred to htm, he hesltatet
about telling them as people might
think that he Is bragging, but he Is
by no means a bragger. The accidents
that huve happened are Interesting to
many people and that la why he telle
them.
He haa participated in eight major
accidents and many other amall minor
accidents which have given him thrills
that have not happened to many people in this vicinity.
The following are some ot the stories he has told of his experiences.
"One time we were wrecked out in
the lake, my engine stalling und consequently falling into the lake. It
wus ubout 5:30 at the time of the accident and we floated uround in the water until 8:45, when we were picked
up by u fisherman out gathering fish
from his nets." It is interesting to
note that he und his companion were
dressed In life jackets, which enabled
them to float in the water until picked
up by the fisherman.
'Another lime I was picked up in
;a take und taken to the shore, where
life savers worked on me for about
an hour. They were successful und
once aguiu I wus able to get around
and begin to think ubout flying some
more."
He has been In the air for over
3,000 hours during his experience in
aviation, which in that time a good
many miles have been covered. In
the service of the country during the
war he had but one accident and it
proved to be the most disaatrous of
them ull. The following la hla atory
of this full:
"We were up about 3200 feet when
ull of a sudden the plane made a dive
for the earth, the wires shrieking from
the ureal speed. The zig-zag course
of the plane in its fall gave a sensation ever to be remembered. My
thoughts were on what would happen
when the plane reached the ground.
It would probably mean instant death.
I thought of almost everything lmag-
(Continued on Back Pace)
The Amherst Cnau'auqua season,
which opened last Saturday with a
;(Mid program and closed with the
Knight MacGregor company last evening, wus a success as far as enthusiasm and high class entertainment waa
concerned, but financially it did not
prove a success. The deflcet, however, Is going to be covered and Am-
herBt is going to have a Chautauqua
next year, there being already over
thirty-live signers on next year's contract. The probable reason why the
Chautauqua was not a success financially was because of the unsettled
conditions now existing. Next year
better conditions are looked forward
lo and the Chautauqua will be here
again.
From the opening day, with the
American Troubadours and Klwood
T. Bailey, to the last day, with the
Knight MacGregor company and Dr.
O. L. Kipllnger, thero was not a weak
spot In the program. The American
Troubadours proved to be nothing but
ihe highest class of musicians and
gave one of the finest musical entertainments ever heard In Amherst. El
wood T. Bailey, In his speech, "All
Aboard," gave his audience food for
thought and many stated after speech
that they could have stayed and listened to him an hour longer.
Katbfyn White'a orchestra on Sunday afternoon gave a fitting entertainment for Sunday. John B. tlutto also
gave a short speech during the course
of the progiam. In the evening he
made himself known to his audience
us one of the greatest Impersonators
on the American stage. His impersonations were remarkable and his
speech In connection with them was
a high spot of the Chautauqua season.
The Lillian Johnston company and
Thomas Brooks Fletcher were very
much appreciated by the Chautauqua
goers on the third day despite the unsettled weather conditions Monday
evening.
Tueaday afternoon waa devoted to
the ladies and all those who heard W.
D. Campbell benefited greatly by his
demonstrated lecture.
Words can hardly explain the sue
cess of the comedy given on Tuesday
evening. A record-breaking crowd
was present and over forty adult single admission tickets were sold for
that entertainment. The play was interesting throughout and no one went
home dissatisfied. Perhaps aome
found out that it is quite hard to tlel
the truth for twenty-four hours under
the circumstances given In the play.
Wednesday, the closing day, was
just as good as any of the preceding
,!..ys and was a fitting climax to the
season. ,
The children benefited greatly by
the morning sessions devoted to them
entirely, being in charge of Miss Messner, who ably conducted the work.
The committee and the superintendent worked hard to make the Chautauqua a success this year, und they
are still at it. They realize that it ia
one of the best things that ever came
to Amherst and it is here only to make
a bigger and better town. This year
the loyal supporters of the Chautauqua were highly complimented by the
superintendent because of the Interest
they have taken In the work. The
Chautauqua has been here every summer for several years and to let It drop
ut this time would seem to be a step
backward.
SURPRISE PARTY FOR
MRS. J. H. WE6BECHER
Taking her completely by surprise,
>he members of the Altar society of
st Joseph's Catholic church gave a
farewell party to Mrs. J. H. Wesbech-
er on Tuesday evening at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. K. W. I.ahift on
Cleveland avenue. About forty ladies
were present and enjoyed a most
pleasant evening In various games and
musical selections, both Instrumental
and vocal.
Luncheon Waa served, during which
presentation addresses were given by
Hev. Father Klchon and Mrs. Henry
llodmann and a little token ot esteem
and appreciation in the form of a
beautiful silver candle holder wus
given to Mrs. Wesbecher, who leaves
this week to make her home In
Cleveland.
SILSDEE TO DE
SCHOOL ARCHITECT
WILL PLAN BUILDING FROM
MANY EXPERIENCES IN
THI8 WORK
HIS
NEW TRAFFIC COP
AT PARK AND/CHURCH
A new traffic cop has been hired in
Amherst and he will be stationed ut
he lntcrseji'on of Park u.tnue and
Church street. He was bought by the
lioard of Public Service and they think
that he will be just the man for tho
place.
He is made of iron and can withstand the weight of twenty tons In
case that he gets run over by some
large machine. He cost $68. He ts
Just here on trial and if he makes a
hit in Amherst, more of the same type
will be purchused und stationed at all
intersections in town.
The old dummies ure so high thut
they were easily knocked over, making a great deal of expense in repairing them. The new man is less than
a foot high and about two feet in diameter and flashes red and white
lights.
This is the latest in this class of
traffic regulation and is being adopted by towns all over Ohio.
it. S. Sillsliee, or Klyria, hus been
selected by the Hoard of Education to
work out the school construction plans
to be voted on In August.
Mr. Sillsliee bus hud a good deal of
experience in school architecture. At
present he has charge of the million-
dollar achool building progrum iu Klyria and several other proposed school
extensions in the country. The selection of tin architect is u mutter to
which the Hoard has given u good deul
of attention. The tlnal choice was
made on the basis of plans submitted
for the Amherst project.
The architect is now working out a
preliminary plan which will be posted
In a prominent place before election
day. In line with the policy of the
Board to inform the voters fully re-
gurding the needs of the school und
the proposed method of meeting these
needs, u pamphlet will be circulated
soon, showing floor plans of the com
pleted building. An extension to the
present school building hus been decided upon us the most feasible plan
for securing the room that we need
for the money that Is available. This
plan will enable us to build of stone
- -a proposition that is very desirable
in the "sandstone center of the world."
To build a separate building of stone
and large enough to accommodate the
liig£ school und Junior high would cost
considerably more thun the amount of
the proposed bond Issue.
Then, too, there are certain advantages that can be provided In a new
building or an extension to the old
building thut would be of greut benefit to the pupils of the grades us well
us those iu the high school. Under
the plan which is now proposed, the
new addition will be used by high
ichool und grade pupils. Tho completed building, including both the old
and new sections, will form a very desirable unit for school administration.
There will be better economy of time
and greater convenience for the pupils In having ull of the work in one
building. A separate high school
building would Involve u good deal of
travel back and forth from one building to the other In attending the different classes.
An eastern city recently employed
a group of educational experts to
work out the educational needs of the
(immunity: they employed an architect to embody their recommendations
Ifl buildings; In going this fur, they
expended the sum of $12,000. Then
they found thut. by no possible meuns
could the tux duplicate of the city be
made to cover the coBts of their elaborate plans.
Tho Amherst Hoard hus considered
cureful'.y the ability of the community to pay in working out Its building program. The bond issue on which
you will vote iu August will give our
boys nnd girls a good school plant. It
■•.■111 let Amherst tuke the place which
t ought to take among the communl-
les well equipped for the education
of their children. And the lax dupll-
cute is lurge enough to take cure of
the bond issue without any difficulty.
It will take ut least a year to get
the new building In operation. We
shall need extra room to care for our
pupils this year even under the crowded conditions which maintain at the
present time. This is the time to get
the program started. A vote for the
bond issue is a vote for a better Amherst.
MAN MURDERED IN
CONSTRUCTION CAMP
ALL DAY QUARREL OF DRUNKEN
MEN RESULT8 IN DEATH
OF PETE NUCI
A quarrel between Haul Demsak and
Pete Nik I, both of Akron, resulted In
the death of the latter Sunday night,
at a camp of laborers of the I»gan
Natural Gas and Kind company, where
both of the men had been employed.
The camp was located ubout u mile
uor.ii oi' Whiskey vllle. near the
Schlbley funn. und the men had been
i "pairing and relaying gas mains in
that vicinity.
Aciordlng to reports a number of
men from the camp had spent Sun
lay In Lorain and were In a drunken
nnd,lion when they returned. Some
Of the party reports that the two men
had In • n quarreling all day und con-
tinned to do so alter returning to the
•aniji. which was about 7 o'clock.
The men hud retired about 7:30
and were still quarreling when Hem-
sal, got out of bed und left the tent,
where he procured a large tent stake
an.I on returning struck Xucl a terriflc
blow ou ihe head, breaking his akull
and ctittlti" a large gash across his
head.
Nik i was immediately taken to the
Amhern hospital, where his wounda
were d-'::sed. He died shortly after
12 o'c'.o. ., without t ■gaining consciousness. Coroner Herry stated, after an
examiill tlon of the wound, thut death
was due to a fractured skull.
in .n.iai. was lodged in the jail at
Amherst Immediately after the fight
and was bound over to the grand Jury
by Mayor Smythe Monday morning.
He is now being held in the county
Jail ut Klyria under $5,000 bond, awaiting trial which will probably be at the
next session of the grand Jury.
An attempt was made to locate relatives of the victim and resulted In
the Bnditlg of one brother living In
Akron. The brother failed to claim the
body and funeral services were held
from the Zilch funeral parlors yesterday morning at ;• o'clock, Rev. A. A.
Hunter olliciating. Hurial was made
in Crownhlll cemetery.
Six employes of the Logan Natural
Hus and Fuel conipuny acted as pallbearers, and the entire services, aa
well at, the expense of the burial, waa
handled by the gas company.
T
SCHOOL PICNIC
AUGUST 3RD
LINWOOD PARK WILL BE THE
SCENE — A BIG DAY FOR THE
CHILDREN AND GROWNUP8
ST. ANN'S SOCIETY ENTERTAINED AT HENRIETTA
Tht St. Ann's Sewing society ot St.
Joseph's Catholic church was enter-
talned yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Otto Knoble of Henrietta. The afternoon was spent in the
regular routine ot work and all present eujoyed it greatly. The trip was
made by automobiles
BOY
scbHjts IN
CAMJ3 FOR THE WEEK
The local order of Boy Scouts left
yesterday ufternoon for Loyola Beach,
where they will camp for a few days.
F. IL Powers was In charge of the
boys and showed them a good time.
They are planning to carry out all requirements of the boy scout rule to
make a successful camping trip. They
will return some time Sat unlay.
Mr. and Mrs. August Jaeger of Park
avenue spent Sunday in Rldgeville.
The first general picnic of the Amherst District Sunday School association will be held at Linwood park on
Wednesday, Aug. 3. This association
includes about II schools in Amherst,
Brownhelm and Henrietta.
Plana are being made by those in
charge to make this picnic a really big
affair. A program of sports is being
planned for the boys and girls that
will serve to entertain them during
the afternoon. Kach school of the district will look out for means of getting there uud ways will be provided
for ull who huve not ways of their
own.
At the picnic next week each family
will look out for itself in the way of
a lunch both for noon und evening, und
no doubt some will want to plan for
groups of families.
Tags will be provided for the members of each Sunday school ou which
are to be written the nume of the person wearing it, the school und the
township from which he comes. These
will do away with formal introductions and uill the Sunday school people to re'i'-vo themselves of that em-
bat assing situation which is the result of wailing to be introduced.
The ministers, teachers and officers
ot the district had a little outing last
Wednesday afternoon at the "Y" camp
iu Brownhelm and made plans for the
coming year, including the picnic next
Wednesday That meeting wus u pure-
'y home tulent affair und served to
get workers of the district better acquainted, imrcusjd their enthusiasm
of co-operative work and equipped
them with ■ definite plan and an organization to carry out their put poses.
ERNST FAMILY REUNION
WAS HELD WEDNESDAY
The annual reunion of the Ernst
family was held yesterday at Avon
Heach park, where ubout one hundred
people guthered to enjoy u duy of outing uud a general good time. Guests
were present from Klyria, Lorain,
Oberlin and Huron. Mr. and Mra. Carl
Krust und daughter ot Hark avenue
were in uttenduuee from Amherat.
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THE AMHERST NEWS-TIMES.
VOL. II. NO. 74.
ISSUED THURSDAY
AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 2* 1M1. i/1/ Subscription Pries, 92.00 par Yssr
'Sandatone Cantar of the World"
FAMOUS TRAIN
PASSES AMHERST
SEVENTEEN MILES IN ONE HOUR
AND FORTY-FIVE MINUTES A
RECORD IN THAT AGE
America's moat famous train passed
through Amherst on the New York
Central tracks Monday morning
shortly after ten o'clock, which waa
a rare sight in that It waa the first
train to operate under the now famous
New York Central Railroad company
ninety years ago.
The De Witt Clinton la this famous
engine. It was the first to carry New
York passengers from Albany to
Bchnectady. This trip was made In
one hour and forty-five minutes and
the distance was seventeen miles. The
greatest rate of speed that this engine
attained was thirty mtleB an hour.
Because of the success ot this first
train an excursion was planned which
would officially open the Mohawk &
Hudson railroad. This happened on
September 24, 1831. The celebration
of this new means of transportation
was an event ot great importance.
Bands and many people were present
to welcome the excursion party. The
event was so great that this old-fashioned train has been kept in remembrance of that time ninety years ago.
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CHAUTAUQUA CLOSES
SEASON WEDNESDAY
CONTRACT FOR NEXT YEAR'S
PROGRAM HAS BEEN SIGNED
BY ABOUT 35 CITIZENS
Oeorge Gorr, Correspondent.
REBUILDING CUT STONE PLANT.
The Ohio Cut Stone Company has
commenced work to rebuild plant No.
1, which was completely destroyed by
fire about two weeks ago. A force ot
men are rushing the work and It is
expected to have the plant In operation by the 15th of September. The
new plant will be the same size ua the
one which burned and will employ
about thirty men. It will be constructed ot wood. g.
All equipment will bi new, ot designs similar to that used In the old
plant. Practically all the equipment
ot the old plant waa a total loss. The
loaa involved In the fire waa over
$100,000.
While the new plant Is being built
the work of the company will be
turned out from plants Nos. 2 and 3
at Amherst. Additional men have
been added to the Amherst plants in
prder to turn out necessary work.
It was just through luck that the Collins team was able to make nine runs.
The score should have been about
13 and 2.
Next Sunday the local boys will
ravel to Collins to meet the same
team they played last Sunday and
they expect to wallop Collins by a
score of about 16 to 0. Collins haa a
strong teum but they have nothing 'on
the Atyourdora.
Charles Wragg appeared In uniform
laat Sunday for the first time since he
sprained his ankle a few weeks ago.
He played a good game and made sev-
era' hits and runs. Fahrney pitched
the first seven innings of the game
and Fazey the remaining two.
LIGHTNING 8TRIKE8 BARN.
The barn belonging to Peter Tracek
ot North Lake atreet, was completely
destroyed by fire Monday evening
when It waa struck by lightning. Tracek stated that he - waa In the field
working, and he saw that a storm
was approaching and thought that it
would be best to get hla cows In and
do his milking. He said that he did
not have any more than a quart of
milk in tho pall when suddenly he
heard a crash and hla cow tell before blm. He immediately went out-
aide to see where the lightning atruck
and he saw that his barn was in
flames. He chaaed the cowa out ot
the barn but waa too late to aave the
reat ot his stockv In a tew minutes
the entire barn ^was In. flames and it
waa Impossible to aaye anything.
Bealdea the barn, eight tons ot hay,
aix acres of wheat and the entire crop
of oata were destroyed. The barn waa
covered by Inaurance.
ATYOURDORS WIN ANOTHER.
The Atyourdora baseball team won
another game laat Sunday on the local
diamond by defeating tho Collina A. C.
baaeball team hy a acore of 18 to 9.
SOUTH AMHERST BRIEFS.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dute and children of Amherst spent Sunday evening visiting with Mr. and Mra. Andrew
Schieferatine.
John Fazey und William Wurth
spent Saturday evening In Crescent.
Fred Almroth apent Tueaday in Toledo on business.
Mrs. Cora Palmer of Elyrla spent
Tuesday and Wednesday -visiting at
the home of Mr. and, Mrs. Arthur En-
gle.
Tbe South Amherat City band will
practice at the town hall Tuesday
evening.
The Congregational church choir and
orchestra will practice at the church
Wednesday evening.
Ra>ph Hahn, Howard Leonard and
Oeorge Gorr apent Sunday evening in
Elyria.
Harry Hahn apent Saturday and
Sunday visiting with hla alater, Mtaa
Fern Hahn, at Kent, O.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moser and family spent Sunday visiting friends In
Medina.
Mr. and Mra. Arthur Bngle apent
Sunday in Elyrla. ^
Mr. and Mra. Albert Dute and children of Amherat, Mrs. Rieballng and
Mr. and Mra. William Ooodalde of
Elyria apent Monday evening visit-
Inn at the home of Mr. and Mra. Andrew Schieferatine.
(Continued on Back Page)
COMMUNITY PICNIC
PLANS COMPLETED
NEW CONTESTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO PROGRAM—FREE TRANSPORTATION FURNISHED
Final arrangements tor the Amherst
i (immunity picnic, given by the Amherst Business Men'a association,
.hlch la to be held at Crystal Beach
vVelnesduy, Aug. 10, have been made
and will constat of races, conteata and
ball games, with suitable prizes for
the winners ot Bach. There will also
be music, dancing, bathing and many
other forma of entertainment in operation all day.
Cne of the conteata for the day will
be a balloon blowing contest tor the
ladies. This contest haa been worked
ojt before and is real interesting, and
all those who mlaa it will miaa one of
the big featurea of the day. The ball
games will also be a big light on the
day's entertainment. The teams will
be composed of the business men and
clerks, some of whom have not played
ball for years. It will, however, be
great sport as the old-time ball play
ers say that they have not forgotten
how to play ball.
Tickets ure now on sale for the Ford
automobile which will be given away.
The tickets sell for one dollar per
book and each book contains ten tick
■ •ts. With each book of tickets the
holder is untitled to ten dance tickets
or ten merry-go-round ticket* free.
The Ford is a new one and will be
worth the while to take a chance on.
Above all other arrangements, the
committee from the association haa
arranged for free transportation for
those who do not have any means of
getting there, Trucka have been ae-
cured to take the paaaengera to the
park. The exact time that the trucka
will leave will be announced later, ao
that all thoae wishing auch transportation can make arrangements to go
beforehand. It la going to be a big
affair and you cannot afford to mlaa it.
Mrs. A. M. Purcell and daughter
Dorotha returned to their home In
Cleveland yesterday after spending
several days vialting frienda and relatives in Amherat.
Jenne Jaeger ot Park avenue apent
Tueaday in Klyria.
He is twenty-llirdj-ears of ace, but
the experiences which he has gone
through might make one think that he
wus forty. Evidently, the more he
IV11 from his plane and was taken to
the hoapltal, the younger he felt.
Two years of his life has been spent
In the hospital, due to falls taken while
flying. At the end of each hospital
areer he decided never to fly again
but-the temptation was too strong and
he again resumed his place behind the
powerful motor.
He has been asked the queatlon, j
"Do you fear death?" many times and
his answer haa been the same each
time. He stated: "Yes, sometimes, but
you are not dead unitl your heart
stops beating and a mlaa la aa good as
a mite."
When asked about accidents which
hf.ve occurred to htm, he hesltatet
about telling them as people might
think that he Is bragging, but he Is
by no means a bragger. The accidents
that huve happened are Interesting to
many people and that la why he telle
them.
He haa participated in eight major
accidents and many other amall minor
accidents which have given him thrills
that have not happened to many people in this vicinity.
The following are some ot the stories he has told of his experiences.
"One time we were wrecked out in
the lake, my engine stalling und consequently falling into the lake. It
wus ubout 5:30 at the time of the accident and we floated uround in the water until 8:45, when we were picked
up by u fisherman out gathering fish
from his nets." It is interesting to
note that he und his companion were
dressed In life jackets, which enabled
them to float in the water until picked
up by the fisherman.
'Another lime I was picked up in
;a take und taken to the shore, where
life savers worked on me for about
an hour. They were successful und
once aguiu I wus able to get around
and begin to think ubout flying some
more."
He has been In the air for over
3,000 hours during his experience in
aviation, which in that time a good
many miles have been covered. In
the service of the country during the
war he had but one accident and it
proved to be the most disaatrous of
them ull. The following la hla atory
of this full:
"We were up about 3200 feet when
ull of a sudden the plane made a dive
for the earth, the wires shrieking from
the ureal speed. The zig-zag course
of the plane in its fall gave a sensation ever to be remembered. My
thoughts were on what would happen
when the plane reached the ground.
It would probably mean instant death.
I thought of almost everything lmag-
(Continued on Back Pace)
The Amherst Cnau'auqua season,
which opened last Saturday with a
;(Mid program and closed with the
Knight MacGregor company last evening, wus a success as far as enthusiasm and high class entertainment waa
concerned, but financially it did not
prove a success. The deflcet, however, Is going to be covered and Am-
herBt is going to have a Chautauqua
next year, there being already over
thirty-live signers on next year's contract. The probable reason why the
Chautauqua was not a success financially was because of the unsettled
conditions now existing. Next year
better conditions are looked forward
lo and the Chautauqua will be here
again.
From the opening day, with the
American Troubadours and Klwood
T. Bailey, to the last day, with the
Knight MacGregor company and Dr.
O. L. Kipllnger, thero was not a weak
spot In the program. The American
Troubadours proved to be nothing but
ihe highest class of musicians and
gave one of the finest musical entertainments ever heard In Amherst. El
wood T. Bailey, In his speech, "All
Aboard," gave his audience food for
thought and many stated after speech
that they could have stayed and listened to him an hour longer.
Katbfyn White'a orchestra on Sunday afternoon gave a fitting entertainment for Sunday. John B. tlutto also
gave a short speech during the course
of the progiam. In the evening he
made himself known to his audience
us one of the greatest Impersonators
on the American stage. His impersonations were remarkable and his
speech In connection with them was
a high spot of the Chautauqua season.
The Lillian Johnston company and
Thomas Brooks Fletcher were very
much appreciated by the Chautauqua
goers on the third day despite the unsettled weather conditions Monday
evening.
Tueaday afternoon waa devoted to
the ladies and all those who heard W.
D. Campbell benefited greatly by his
demonstrated lecture.
Words can hardly explain the sue
cess of the comedy given on Tuesday
evening. A record-breaking crowd
was present and over forty adult single admission tickets were sold for
that entertainment. The play was interesting throughout and no one went
home dissatisfied. Perhaps aome
found out that it is quite hard to tlel
the truth for twenty-four hours under
the circumstances given In the play.
Wednesday, the closing day, was
just as good as any of the preceding
,!..ys and was a fitting climax to the
season. ,
The children benefited greatly by
the morning sessions devoted to them
entirely, being in charge of Miss Messner, who ably conducted the work.
The committee and the superintendent worked hard to make the Chautauqua a success this year, und they
are still at it. They realize that it ia
one of the best things that ever came
to Amherst and it is here only to make
a bigger and better town. This year
the loyal supporters of the Chautauqua were highly complimented by the
superintendent because of the Interest
they have taken In the work. The
Chautauqua has been here every summer for several years and to let It drop
ut this time would seem to be a step
backward.
SURPRISE PARTY FOR
MRS. J. H. WE6BECHER
Taking her completely by surprise,
>he members of the Altar society of
st Joseph's Catholic church gave a
farewell party to Mrs. J. H. Wesbech-
er on Tuesday evening at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. K. W. I.ahift on
Cleveland avenue. About forty ladies
were present and enjoyed a most
pleasant evening In various games and
musical selections, both Instrumental
and vocal.
Luncheon Waa served, during which
presentation addresses were given by
Hev. Father Klchon and Mrs. Henry
llodmann and a little token ot esteem
and appreciation in the form of a
beautiful silver candle holder wus
given to Mrs. Wesbecher, who leaves
this week to make her home In
Cleveland.
SILSDEE TO DE
SCHOOL ARCHITECT
WILL PLAN BUILDING FROM
MANY EXPERIENCES IN
THI8 WORK
HIS
NEW TRAFFIC COP
AT PARK AND/CHURCH
A new traffic cop has been hired in
Amherst and he will be stationed ut
he lntcrseji'on of Park u.tnue and
Church street. He was bought by the
lioard of Public Service and they think
that he will be just the man for tho
place.
He is made of iron and can withstand the weight of twenty tons In
case that he gets run over by some
large machine. He cost $68. He ts
Just here on trial and if he makes a
hit in Amherst, more of the same type
will be purchused und stationed at all
intersections in town.
The old dummies ure so high thut
they were easily knocked over, making a great deal of expense in repairing them. The new man is less than
a foot high and about two feet in diameter and flashes red and white
lights.
This is the latest in this class of
traffic regulation and is being adopted by towns all over Ohio.
it. S. Sillsliee, or Klyria, hus been
selected by the Hoard of Education to
work out the school construction plans
to be voted on In August.
Mr. Sillsliee bus hud a good deal of
experience in school architecture. At
present he has charge of the million-
dollar achool building progrum iu Klyria and several other proposed school
extensions in the country. The selection of tin architect is u mutter to
which the Hoard has given u good deul
of attention. The tlnal choice was
made on the basis of plans submitted
for the Amherst project.
The architect is now working out a
preliminary plan which will be posted
In a prominent place before election
day. In line with the policy of the
Board to inform the voters fully re-
gurding the needs of the school und
the proposed method of meeting these
needs, u pamphlet will be circulated
soon, showing floor plans of the com
pleted building. An extension to the
present school building hus been decided upon us the most feasible plan
for securing the room that we need
for the money that Is available. This
plan will enable us to build of stone
- -a proposition that is very desirable
in the "sandstone center of the world."
To build a separate building of stone
and large enough to accommodate the
liig£ school und Junior high would cost
considerably more thun the amount of
the proposed bond Issue.
Then, too, there are certain advantages that can be provided In a new
building or an extension to the old
building thut would be of greut benefit to the pupils of the grades us well
us those iu the high school. Under
the plan which is now proposed, the
new addition will be used by high
ichool und grade pupils. Tho completed building, including both the old
and new sections, will form a very desirable unit for school administration.
There will be better economy of time
and greater convenience for the pupils In having ull of the work in one
building. A separate high school
building would Involve u good deal of
travel back and forth from one building to the other In attending the different classes.
An eastern city recently employed
a group of educational experts to
work out the educational needs of the
(immunity: they employed an architect to embody their recommendations
Ifl buildings; In going this fur, they
expended the sum of $12,000. Then
they found thut. by no possible meuns
could the tux duplicate of the city be
made to cover the coBts of their elaborate plans.
Tho Amherst Hoard hus considered
cureful'.y the ability of the community to pay in working out Its building program. The bond issue on which
you will vote iu August will give our
boys nnd girls a good school plant. It
■•.■111 let Amherst tuke the place which
t ought to take among the communl-
les well equipped for the education
of their children. And the lax dupll-
cute is lurge enough to take cure of
the bond issue without any difficulty.
It will take ut least a year to get
the new building In operation. We
shall need extra room to care for our
pupils this year even under the crowded conditions which maintain at the
present time. This is the time to get
the program started. A vote for the
bond issue is a vote for a better Amherst.
MAN MURDERED IN
CONSTRUCTION CAMP
ALL DAY QUARREL OF DRUNKEN
MEN RESULT8 IN DEATH
OF PETE NUCI
A quarrel between Haul Demsak and
Pete Nik I, both of Akron, resulted In
the death of the latter Sunday night,
at a camp of laborers of the I»gan
Natural Gas and Kind company, where
both of the men had been employed.
The camp was located ubout u mile
uor.ii oi' Whiskey vllle. near the
Schlbley funn. und the men had been
i "pairing and relaying gas mains in
that vicinity.
Aciordlng to reports a number of
men from the camp had spent Sun
lay In Lorain and were In a drunken
nnd,lion when they returned. Some
Of the party reports that the two men
had In • n quarreling all day und con-
tinned to do so alter returning to the
•aniji. which was about 7 o'clock.
The men hud retired about 7:30
and were still quarreling when Hem-
sal, got out of bed und left the tent,
where he procured a large tent stake
an.I on returning struck Xucl a terriflc
blow ou ihe head, breaking his akull
and ctittlti" a large gash across his
head.
Nik i was immediately taken to the
Amhern hospital, where his wounda
were d-'::sed. He died shortly after
12 o'c'.o. ., without t ■gaining consciousness. Coroner Herry stated, after an
examiill tlon of the wound, thut death
was due to a fractured skull.
in .n.iai. was lodged in the jail at
Amherst Immediately after the fight
and was bound over to the grand Jury
by Mayor Smythe Monday morning.
He is now being held in the county
Jail ut Klyria under $5,000 bond, awaiting trial which will probably be at the
next session of the grand Jury.
An attempt was made to locate relatives of the victim and resulted In
the Bnditlg of one brother living In
Akron. The brother failed to claim the
body and funeral services were held
from the Zilch funeral parlors yesterday morning at ;• o'clock, Rev. A. A.
Hunter olliciating. Hurial was made
in Crownhlll cemetery.
Six employes of the Logan Natural
Hus and Fuel conipuny acted as pallbearers, and the entire services, aa
well at, the expense of the burial, waa
handled by the gas company.
T
SCHOOL PICNIC
AUGUST 3RD
LINWOOD PARK WILL BE THE
SCENE — A BIG DAY FOR THE
CHILDREN AND GROWNUP8
ST. ANN'S SOCIETY ENTERTAINED AT HENRIETTA
Tht St. Ann's Sewing society ot St.
Joseph's Catholic church was enter-
talned yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Otto Knoble of Henrietta. The afternoon was spent in the
regular routine ot work and all present eujoyed it greatly. The trip was
made by automobiles
BOY
scbHjts IN
CAMJ3 FOR THE WEEK
The local order of Boy Scouts left
yesterday ufternoon for Loyola Beach,
where they will camp for a few days.
F. IL Powers was In charge of the
boys and showed them a good time.
They are planning to carry out all requirements of the boy scout rule to
make a successful camping trip. They
will return some time Sat unlay.
Mr. and Mrs. August Jaeger of Park
avenue spent Sunday in Rldgeville.
The first general picnic of the Amherst District Sunday School association will be held at Linwood park on
Wednesday, Aug. 3. This association
includes about II schools in Amherst,
Brownhelm and Henrietta.
Plana are being made by those in
charge to make this picnic a really big
affair. A program of sports is being
planned for the boys and girls that
will serve to entertain them during
the afternoon. Kach school of the district will look out for means of getting there uud ways will be provided
for ull who huve not ways of their
own.
At the picnic next week each family
will look out for itself in the way of
a lunch both for noon und evening, und
no doubt some will want to plan for
groups of families.
Tags will be provided for the members of each Sunday school ou which
are to be written the nume of the person wearing it, the school und the
township from which he comes. These
will do away with formal introductions and uill the Sunday school people to re'i'-vo themselves of that em-
bat assing situation which is the result of wailing to be introduced.
The ministers, teachers and officers
ot the district had a little outing last
Wednesday afternoon at the "Y" camp
iu Brownhelm and made plans for the
coming year, including the picnic next
Wednesday That meeting wus u pure-
'y home tulent affair und served to
get workers of the district better acquainted, imrcusjd their enthusiasm
of co-operative work and equipped
them with ■ definite plan and an organization to carry out their put poses.
ERNST FAMILY REUNION
WAS HELD WEDNESDAY
The annual reunion of the Ernst
family was held yesterday at Avon
Heach park, where ubout one hundred
people guthered to enjoy u duy of outing uud a general good time. Guests
were present from Klyria, Lorain,
Oberlin and Huron. Mr. and Mra. Carl
Krust und daughter ot Hark avenue
were in uttenduuee from Amherat.
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